To be glad that the Down Syndrome abortion appeal was defeated

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A woman with DS has twice tried and failed to get the courts to outlaw abortion beyond 24 weeks for foetuses with DS. Under current legislation for England, Wales and Scotland, there is a 24-week time limit for abortion, unless "there is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped", which includes Down's syndrome.
I read that she has is being supported by some religious group.

I’m glad that the appeal was lost. This is a personal decision that every woman has the choice and the right to make. What Heidi Crowter et al are doing, is fighting to remove that choice from women. AIBU?

I don't agree that the fact that people can become disabled at any time in their lives has anything to do with the decision to terminate. It's also wholly different from CHOOSING to bring a baby into the world with disabilities, rather than it being something unpredictable which can happen to anyone, but which you hope doesn't happen. I don't think they should be compared at all. Anyway, the woman's right to choose is more important than any consideration about what the potential child's life may or may not look like.

@SemperIdem thank you but the accident wasn't my child

I had a cvs in utero as my markers were off .. it came back clear and the baby was fine

He isn't , he has SN .. the tests don't always pick everything up and there isn't always a known cause .. we don't have a diagnosis 12 years later ..

It's ok I love him and he is a great kid but had I know I absolutely would not have had him..

I fear for him daily and what will happen when I'm not here .

I would absolutely care for my child in all circumstances. However, if I know in advance that my child will have a disability- I can and did choose to terminate.

That doesn’t mean I wouldn’t love and care for a child born with a disability or who unexpectedly became disabled.

It doesn’t mean I’m not a good mother and shouldn’t be allowed to have children.

It doesn’t mean I judge anyone for making a different choice to the one I made.

What I wouldn’t want to do is remove choice. I’m grateful that modern society gives us those options.

To be clear, I never said that the fact that anyone can become disabled at any time or that people can have disabilities that are undetectable in the womb, should limit women's choices. Quite the opposite. I stated several times that I am pro-choice.

Having a child is inherently risky. It's a very feasible reality that you may end up with a child with disabilities. My point was, if you feel a disabled child would be absolutely disastrous for your life and is 100% something you wouldn't want / be able to cope with, think long and hard about your decision to have a child.